Youth Climate Activists
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At 18, this Yukon activist turned school climate strikes into council meetings
Ella Bradford uses student climate strikes to raise awareness in Yukon. This 18-year-old student is a recipient of the I-SEA 2024 youth climate activism award for her high school leadership of the โFridays for Future Yukonโ student movement.
Climate Conversations to Encourage Action
Smiely Khuranaโs online platform, The Sustainable Act, showcases thoughtful storytelling about the climate crisis, and encourages us to appreciate each other and take action to protect what we love.
Helping students express their feelings about the climate crisis
Luiza Salek is using art to help high school teachers provide a platform for students to express their feelings about the climate crisis, as part of the first UBC Climate Studies and Action cohort.
Equipping emotionally resilient climate leaders
McKenna Corvello helps youth become resilient in the face of climate change. The 23-year-old Carleton University masterโs student works for Mochi4thePlanet, researching strategies for cultivating hope in young people.
Mapping the great outdoors
Lesley Johnson creates maps to help us explore Canadaโs nature trails, as manager of geographic information system (GIS) mapping for Trans Canada Trail.
How a Vancouver advocate tells the story of climate change
Chloe Fraser, a 23-year-old Vancouver writer, was named a top environmentalist under 25 for her accredited university course that teaches participants about the power of stories to motivate engagement in climate issues.
Student climate striker still inspiring change
Shir Gruber helped lead the 2019 climate student strikes. Now she has parlayed that experience into a leadership role with Sustainable Youth Canada.
Teen leader keeps planet in mind
Fifteen-year-old Anna Brozek is teaching business leaders about sustainability.
Sharing climate stories of hope not doom
Charlotte Taylor tells hopeful stories about the real impacts of climate change.
Honouring invasive plants by turning them into art
Joshua Ralph honours the lives of invasive plants. This 25-year-old, Vancouver-based artist hosts workshops teaching participants to make art supplies from plants removed in the work of restoring and rewilding.
The Art of Youth Climate Activism
Finnegan Brown is using art and political action to protect our climate. This 16-year-old high school student from Sooke, B.C., received a 2023 I-SEA Youth Climate Activism Award for an essay featuring his nature sketches, urban design ideas and his presentation of a private memberโs bill at the 2023-24 B.C.
Parker Little Interviewed by Jason DโSouza on All Points West | CBC Listen
Our very own Parker Little has a short chat with Jason DโSouza of โAll Points Westโ on CBC Radio in Victoria to talk about the Youth Climate Activism Award going National in 2024 and moreโฆ
